Problema Solution
A farm raises a total of 220 chickens and pigs. The number of legs of the stock in he farm totals 520. How many chickens and pigs are at the farm?
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let
c = the number of chickens at the farm
p = the number of pigs on at the farm
A farm raises a total of 220 chickens and pigs:
c + p = 200
The number of legs of the stock in he farm totals 520 and considering that each chicken has 2 legs and each pig has 4 legs we have:
2c + 4p = 520
by solving the system of equations:
c + p = 200
2c + 4p = 520
we find:
c = 140 chickens
p = 60 pigs
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there are 140 chickens and 60 pigs on the farm.